MARY WARD: A WOMAN WHO DESIRED HER INSTITUTE TO BE ONE FOR MISSION This same Institute is coming into its own among us in these last years. Each member stands up to be counted and claims her identity as part of this original dream of Mary Ward. The health pandemic has highlighted the numerous other
MARY WARD: A WOMAN IN TUNE WITH CREATION Mary Ward sought and found God in all things. The Just Soul vision is one of the special graces for our way: “The felicity of this estate (for as much as I can express) was a singular freedom from all that could make one adhere to earthly
MARY WARD: A WOMAN FOR OTHERS The painting of Mary Ward and her first companions (PL 22), at first glance, shows women of common interest gathered together. But this image goes beyond togetherness, as the open circle they have formed beckons one to ‘come and see’. Mary Ward’s open circle invitation and the impact of
MARY WARD: A WOMAN FOR THE CHURCH Mary Ward burned with the desire to give faith to people. She was a true symbol for the Church by bringing hope in hopeless situations. In September 1609, while in England, she engaged in helping souls: preparing people for the sacraments and tending the sick, of which the
MARY WARD: A WOMAN OF SINCERITY IN HER LIFE AND MISSION Throughout Mary Ward’s life, verity, sincerity, integrity were very critical. Mary Ward always put integrity as her first priority. She refused all tricks when she could have accepted another rule for her Institute, with a view to adapting it later. A life of integrity
Mary Ward saw a clear vision about a new active religious life for women, which was beyond her original desire for conventional religious life, and much beyond the general ideas of the time. Here, she is somehow in line with Paul, the apostle. After his encounter with Jesus, the risen Lord, Paul went in a
Anyone who delves into the study of materials by or about Mary Ward will not be able to resist the wonder and great respect for her personality. Her enemies felt the same way about her. In the life of the founder of a religious congregation, we can see what the Lord wants to do with
Today, all members of Mary Ward family worldwide celebrate Mary Ward’s birthday. Join the celebration and join us in prayer.
Mary Ward’s deep faith in God led her to search and find God in all things, being attentive to the action of God in her daily life and enabling her to respond to God’s holy will to be done in her life. She recognized clearly in prayer how important it was to have a free
From 23rd January (Mary Ward’s birthday in 1585) till the 30th January (the date of her death in 1645) we are celebrating Mary Ward Week. Mary Ward, a visionary and woman for all seasons, sought God in all things. What does “all things” mean? As Mary Ward companions, we strongly believe that this means four-fold
Covid-19 arrived and almost without our realizing it, it had invaded us and had become a Pandemic. It surprised us, advanced so stealthily and at times paralyzed us. However, as time went by we also discovered that it became an important opportunity for “encounters”, not face-to-face, but still full of life and meaning. So we
